The event spans three days, from noon to noon. The first day will include a self-guided tour of the ESS instrument halls and instruments, facility updates and a poster session.
The following days will feature sessions on the scientific themes inspired by the ILL hubs:
- Quantum Materials
- Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
- Additive Manufacturing
- Batteries and Energy Materials
Other areas of neutron science, including Nuclear and Particle Physics, Soft Matter and Biological systems, instrumentation, etc., will also be considered primarily in the poster session.
Confirmed Plenary Speakers
Silke Bühler-Paschen
Professor, TU Wien
Willem Kegel
Professor, Utrecht University
Peter D. Lee
Professor, University College London
Sandrine Lyonnard
Research Director, CEA Grenoble
Stephanie Roccia
Professor, Université Grenoble Alpes
Preliminary Timetable
| Wednesday 18 Nov 2026 · ESS 11:00–13:00 Registration 12:00–13:00 Lunch 13:00–13:15 Welcome 13:15–13:45 ESS Facility Update 13:45–14:15 ILL Facility Update 14:30–17:00 Poster Session / ESS Tour 17:00–19:00 Mingle |
Thursday 19 Nov 2026 · The Loop 08:30–10:30 Topical Session 1* 10:50–11:10 Coffee Break 11:10–12:00 Invited Talk 12:00–13:00 Lunch 13:00–15:20 Topical Session 2* 15:20–15:40 Coffee Break 15:40–18:00 Topical Session 3* 19:00 Dinner |
Friday 20 Nov 2026 · The Loop 09:00–11:20 Topical Session 4* 11:20–11:40 Coffee Break 11:40–12:40 Workshop Reports 12:40–13:00 Wrap-up 13:00 Lunch |
* Topical sessions include a 40-minute invited talk, followed by four 20-minute contributed talks and a 20-minute discussion.